The Anomaly that is Laura Flook: Model, Mortician, Fashion Designer, Charitable Donor

Check Laura Flook out this Thursday in the re-airing of the Discovery Channel show "Oddities."

Photos By: Elizabeth Waugh

Hair Stylist: Tony Kelley

Once a runway model, Laura Flook's fashion sense is full of Gothic inspired girly frocks sure to please those with an affection for the "darker" side of aesthetics.  It may come as a shock, or not, to you that Laura is also a seasoned funerary embalmer.  Each of her pieces have a Victorian quality to them emanating her creativity.  Each piece is hand-made and ranges in price, but on average is around $400.

Photos By: Elizabeth Waugh

Hair Stylist: Tony Kelley

Flook has a passion for her own cause which is why I am featuring her here.  5% of any online purchases will be donated to NARSAD (National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression Click here to visit NARSAD's website) that will help fund research into prevention and treatment of mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, depression and bipolar disorder. Certainly our cause directly relates in many cases to mental disorders and the treatment and prevention of will further support our efforts in the healing process for domestic violence victims.

For more information on Laura Flook and to view or purchase her designs visit the links below.

Laura Flook Official Website
Laura Flook's Look Book
Dark Aesthetics
New York State of Mind:Seven Gothic City:Visual Artists on the Rise for 2010
Fabric Magazine

Photos By: Elizabeth Waugh

Hair Stylist: Tony Kelley

Some have called her eccentric, but I call her a brilliant artist, full of wonder and mystery that keeps us all guessing what she will do next.